Nez Perce County Adult Felony Drug Treatment Diversion Court
The Nez Perce County Adult Felony Drug Treatment Diversion Court is designed for high-risk, high-need participants who are struggling on felony supervision. The program runs for a minimum of 17 months and combines intensive outpatient treatment with increased supervision.
This page covers the court’s schedule, location, and Zoom details, the testing requirements and testing location, and the treatment providers and team members who support participants.
You will also find the eligibility requirements, the screening process, the referral form, and answers to frequently asked questions. Before acceptance, a defendant must complete the mandatory evaluations and be accepted by the team, coordinator, judge, and prosecutor.
Hon. Mark Monson
Presiding Judge
P.O. Box 896
Lewiston, ID 83501
Phone: 208-750-2057
Fax: 888-789-3193
Al Halsey
Court Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 509-552-5864
Fax: 888-789-3193
Important Note
Prior to being accepted into any Treatment Diversion Court, the defendant must complete some MANDATORY evaluations and be "accepted" by the Team, Coordinator, Judge, and prosecutor. These forms are for informational purposes only. The official contract will be provided to your attorney upon completion of required evaluations.
Drug Court Schedule
- Staffing
1st and 3rd Tuesday at 3:00 pm
- Court Session
1st and 3rd Tuesday at 4:00 pm
- Location
1230 Main Street, Courtroom 1
- Zoom Information
Meeting ID: 963 8061 9907
Passcode: 452440- Phases 1-3
Attends court on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month
- Phase 4-5
Attends court on the 3rd Tuesdays of the month
Drug Testing
Drug court requires random and frequent testing on all participants who are in the program. Testing occurs on a random basis on any days during the week, weekends and holidays. Participants will call the UA line every single day according to the procedure set by their program. All positive tests are sent in for confirmation.
- Location of Testing
Riverside Recovery, 1720 18th Ave., Lewiston, Idaho
- Time of Testing
2:00pm to 4:15pm
Phone Number 484-357-1190
Participants may request to drug test at another location in District 2. Please reach out to Coordinator for more information.
What is Drug Court?
Drug Court is designed for high risk/high need offenders who are struggling on felony supervision. Drug Court provides intensive outpatient treatment, increased supervision and bi-monthly review hearings with the Drug Court Judge. Drug Court is designed to keep offenders out of the prison system. Drug Court follows evidence based practice in the design and implementation of their programs. Participants are expected to follow program rules and participate in treatment. The length of the program ranges between 17-24 months long followed by a period of supervised probation of at least 6 months. Upon graduation, participants may receive a reduction in sentence, dismissal or avoid imposition of sentence and/or prison (riders). Participants are subject to sanctions and incentives depending on their progress in the program.
When did the program start? 2001
Drug Court Team Members
- Judge Mark Monson
- Prosecutor Kali Jo Parker
Public Defender
- Randy Reed
Treatment Providers
- Riverside Recovery
- Sara Bennett
Idaho Department of Corrections Probation & Parole
- Reece Christman
Treatment
Nez Perce County Drug Court currently partners with Riverside Recovery. Their office is located at 1720 18th Street, Lewiston Idaho. Upon initial application to Drug Court, the participant will meet with one of the counselors at Riverside Recovery for a substance abuse evaluation. Based upon the assessment recommendations and acceptance to the program, the participant will be assigned groups and an individual counselor. All participants must apply for Medicaid.
How to apply
Anyone may refer a person to Drug Court. Typically, a defendant's attorney will refer their client to the program. If you would like to refer your client to drug court, please review our eligibility requirements first, then fill out the referral form below and submit to [email protected]. If the defendant's case is out of county, please check with the coordinator first to see if they are accepting out of county cases at this time.